Costco stock (COST) holds near $1,000 as dividend date nears and a sales update looms
Costco shares closed Friday up 0.8% at $983.25, just below $1,000, ahead of the Jan. 29 ex-dividend date. December net sales rose 8.5% year-over-year. Shareholders approved director nominees and executive pay but rejected a greenwashing audit proposal at the annual meeting. Executive vice president Teresa A. Jones sold 850 shares at a weighted average of $986.26, according to a new SEC filing.